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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 18, 2012
Pros: Tiomkin's score; some of the performances; some nice aerial footage
Cons: Utterly predictable, especially to 21st Century viewers; too long and too talky.
Summary: Although director George Seaton’s Airport is perhaps best remembered for starting the 1970s’ “disaster film” mania (which included such movies as The Towering Inferno, Earthquake, The Poseidon Adventure and the other ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 21, 2007
Pros: John Wayne and wide skys
Cons: predictability, very stereotyped characters, awkwardness, length
Summary: Adapted from his best-selling novel by Ernest K. Gann, produced by John Wayn'e sproduction company, and directed by William A. Wellman, the 1955 movie "The High and the Mighty" was long out of circulation and now has interest primarily for the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 28, 2005
Pros: Strong lead performances, Innovative photography, musical score
Cons: Not very suspenseful, Too long and drawn out, Melodramatic
Summary: After having been out of circulation since his death in 1979, a series of John Wayne classics are now being restored, remastered, and released in Special Edition DVDs. The 1954 action adventure film, The High And The Mighty, is generally regarded ... read more
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